New York State Public School Lead-Free Building Registry for 2016

Compliance Year 2016 data lists New York State public school and BOCES buildings reported as having lead-free plumbing. The dataset includes building identifiers, locations, and administrative details for each reported structure. It was published by health.data.ny.gov and last updated in March 2020.

Use Cases

• Map school buildings by County and School Zip Code to identify geographic clusters of lead-free plumbing infrastructure.
• Analyze the distribution of lead-free buildings by School District and Type of Organization to assess compliance reporting patterns.
• Cross-reference Building Name and School with other datasets using the BEDS Code as a unique identifier for longitudinal studies.
• Verify reported lead-free status against Date Updated to track changes in building certifications over time.

Strengths

• Contains 11 distinct columns of administrative and location data per record.
• Provides a specific snapshot for Compliance Year 2016.

Limitations

• Sample size and total row count are unknown, limiting statistical reliability.
• Data is specific to a single year (2016) and may not reflect current building status.
• Relies on self-reported certifications from schools and BOCES, which may introduce reporting bias.

Provenance

Source

health.data.ny.gov

Collection Method

Reported by school districts and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) to state agencies.

Time Range

Compliance Year 2016

Freshness

Last updated in 2020; data reflects 2016 compliance year.

Geography

New York State, United States